creoi

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish crúaid, from Old Irish crúaid. Cognate with Irish crua and Scottish Gaelic cruaidh.

Adjective

creoi

  1. hard, tough, hardy
  2. solid, stiff; hard-boiled
  3. difficult
  4. near (with money); neat; obdurate, adamant, heartless, steely, stubborn
  5. dry
  6. bitter (of frost)
  7. blistering (as language)

Derived terms

Verb

creoi (verbal noun creoiaghey)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, metallurgy) to anneal
    Synonym: tempree

Alternative forms
  • creoigh

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
creoichreoigreoi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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